Born in Bangkok,
Thailand, the daughter of a noted architect/artist renown for his
works on Thai architecture,
Soraya developed
her deep interest in drawing and painting at an early age. She
paints in watercolor, pen & ink and Chinese Brush paintings.
Soraya studied Chinese brush painting . . .

Liu Cunhui was born in
Beijing in
1955 and is a graduate
from the Arts Department of Beijing Education College. Mr. Liu became
interested in art at a very young age and studied with the master
Lou Shibai. Mr. Liu is know for his mastery of freehand style and
in the representation of flowers, birds and landscapes. He is
particularly known for his efforts to . . .

Lui Dawei was
born
in 1945 in Zhucheng, Shandong Province
and graduated from the Fine Arts Department of Inner Mongolia Normal
University. He continued his studies at the Chinese Painting
Department of the Central Academy of Fine Arts following which he
studied with Ye Qianyu, Jiang Zhaohe, Li Keran, Wu Zuoren, Liu Lingcang
and Huang Zhou. Mr. Liu is now Vice President of the China Artist
Association as well as Director of the Fine Arts Department at the PLA
Academy of Arts plus numerous other Chinese Art Societies. Liu
Dawei is especially proficient with figure painting. Most of his
paintings are well known for reflecting the daily life of the Northwest
minority races of China. Many of Lui Dawei’s painting have
competed in national and international art competitions where they have
won over 30 awards....

was born in 1957 in
Beijing. His family are of the
Bai minority from Yunnan. Zhao Wei graduated from the Chinese
Department of Beijing Normal University in 1985. In that same
year his painting won an award for the Year of International Youth
Celebration. After that, Zhao Wei has earned many more awards and
recognitions all over China and . . .

was born in the city of
Tonghua
in the northeastern part
of China in 1956. Mr. Meng, influenced by his grandfather,
started to paint since he was 12 years old. Tiger has become his
favorite topic. Mr. Meng's tiger and landscaper paintings have
won numerous awards in China. Mr. Meng is known as the
Master of ShiHu Study (learning after the tiger). . .